The message of Steven Curtis Chapman’s latest single, “Together (We’ll Get Through This)” came through loud and clear with his latest performance. The gospel singer sang the song to an empty Ryman Auditorium, driving home the message of the song loud and clear.

Steven wrote “Together” as a response to those who are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.

“I’m always prone to process my whatever’s going on in the world and how it’s affecting me with a song,” Steven told Everything Nash. “The world’s going through devastation. I’m watching people, just seeing a look in their eyes of, ‘Am I ever going to survive this? Am I ever going to smile again and is the sun ever going to shine again?’ I know that feeling. And so when something connects deeply with me, I process it with a song. Obviously you couldn’t be breathing and have a pulse and not be deeply affected by what’s going on in the world, the last two months.”

Steven knows personally what it is like to walk through uncertain times. The 57-year-old tragically lost his daughter, Maria Sue, in an accident at their home in 2008, when she was only five years old. Through his unimaginable pain, Steven has learned how to walk forward with faith –– and wants to inspire others to do the same.

“I want to kick the door open and get a little more light in,” Steven said. “If there’s a little bit of goodness, could I fan that flame with a song to just say what we all know? That’s not a big mystery or any big surprise to us. We do need each other. We’re made for relationships. That’s what we are created for. I believe. I’ve written a lot of songs about our relationship, first of all with our Maker, with our Creator, but then with each other. That’s kind of the whole point.

“And so something like this,” he added, “which is strange in that in this time of isolation and social distancing, the thing that I think we’re realizing –– I know I am ––it’s how much we need each other.”

Brad Paisley, Lauren Alaina and Tasha Cobbs Leonard also sing with Steven on his latest track. Proceeds from the song benefit the Opry Trust Fund and Gospel Music Association, to help those impacted by COVID-19. Download or stream the song by visiting Steven’s website.

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